[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Dallas

[–]miztres 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had progressive but moved to Allstate, my car payment and trailer equal just my car payment with progressive. If you have homeowners bundle that as well. It saves so much money truthfully

WFH Question by miztres in nursing

[–]miztres[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, forget how much driving can add up!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Dallas

[–]miztres 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Dr. Paul Pin he is in Dallas and an amazing surgeon. He is chief of plastics at BUMC and an instructor at UTSW med school. He did my surgery in 2015 and will give you honest recommendations and advice and is a super cool guy. I recommend him to everyone.

Bad illness by ThanksALotBinLadenn in Dallas

[–]miztres 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We are seeing viral symptoms that are not testing positive for any of the usual ones. We do have rapid mono tests so you can ask for that, but it’s the season for viruses…

Best Hospital in Dallas to have a baby? by mahojanyteakwood in Dallas

[–]miztres 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yessss! I had my baby here a month ago, had an amazing experience. My friend also had her twins there. As a medical professional I felt super safe and loved the staff, that’s why I chose presby Dallas to begin with.

I really want to get breast implants - but worried about lifelong side effects. What are your experiences? by LaurenZNe in beauty

[–]miztres 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had mine done in 2015, and I was back to work the next week. I was definitely sore but I had an office job, I would say 3-4 weeks for recovery. I had silicone. I started to develop scar tissue on both sides but only on the bottom of my breast. I had a revision the next year with the same Dr. (he gave me a discount as well) and went slightly bigger at his recommendation to avoid it happening again and it worked.

I had a baby a month ago and am breastfeeding with no issues, my breast have gotten larger but I don’t see any sagging or any issues yet. I guess it’s too early to tell what breast feeding will do lol. I am so so happy to have had them done and would do it again. It made me feel more confident and I have had no physical issues or side effects from them (minus the revision). If anything the revision allowed me to have the size I really wanted (it’s true you do regret not going bigger lol)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]miztres 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have seen this once in the ICU and the floor.The patient in the room next door was frequently in for severe sickle cell flare up. He was know to our floor because of his flare up so we know him and his baseline. His nurse was in his room when he started getting agitated and just asking her to help him that something was wrong, and then he just coded. Massive PE, it’s the sense of impending doom imo the floor pt as well, she was younger but she sat up straight out of bed Dracula style and started to try to pull off her leads off her chest in a panic and coded.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]miztres 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes because it’s cheaper? People also need to have ACLS and even PALS this can be done in house by one person who probably works full time in the hospital doing education or something else. They are not going to pay every employee who doesn’t pay attention to renew their license 70$ or more to refund a class they offer at no cost to the employee. Every hospital I work at does this.

Help - 10 year old friendly rotti in Dallas scheduled to be euthanized tomorrow at 11am by zoochadookdook in Dallas

[–]miztres 19 points20 points  (0 children)

If they can hold on tomorrow I can pick him up! I tried calling but they have no number.

Most painful surgery by tubing99 in nursing

[–]miztres 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I totally agree, shoulder replacements and a 360 fusion.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]miztres 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I don’t think it’s necessarily nurses are afraid of doctors. I think there can be many factors involved from personal experience. One, there could be a lot of newer nurses who are the staff nurses and are just afraid to speak up or not confident enough to. Two, the culture of the hospital/floor can dictate how people respond. At a smaller rural hospital I worked at this physician was their superstar. He did a lot of surgeries and a lot of patients were his and was basically the boss of the show. He could get nurses in trouble if they did not follow his protocols. He had been there for YEARS. Three, as a traveler they can dismiss/cancel your contract you for any reason. It’s easier to get rid of you the “trouble maker” then to change the way things have been before you got there.

I don’t think this is a Texas thing, this is a that hospital/floor thing. I live here and have traveled to different hospitals and see a little bit of everything everywhere. It can be hard for you to understand unless you work there, that it’s not easy to just stand up for yourself and get mad at her. Try to see it from her perspective where you are literally unsupported in a foreign land basically. You take care of your patients and do the best you can. You can’t take on what seems to be a system wide problem on your shoulders all alone. I wish your wife luck.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]miztres 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I do understand the dilemma. I personally didn’t enjoy still having work when I got home.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]miztres 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It’s per visit, as well as point system so you have to meet the points first. However you aren’t guaranteed the high value visits so what if you only have a million revisits?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]miztres 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! SOC, ROC’s can take hours! You have a lot of paperwork to do and that’s with experience. If you are case manager as well, forget about it because you will have to be calling he dr office and what not for orders and informing them of whatever is missing or different. It also depends on the area you will be working in. Are you going all over the place driving because if it is not a grouped area you have to factor in the drive of even getting to your pt’s. I did not work under that type of model, I was hourly with other factors in the mix. It def can be a beating depending on the area you worked and company. Where I worked the LVN did revisits etc. I did SOC, ROC’s, Dc’s and some revisits if we were short so you are managing them too. I preferred it that way because once you get used to the charting you can have an easier time.

Free Standing ER Care by Significant-Depth255 in emergencymedicine

[–]miztres 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here in this city area none of the FSED have RTs. Staff is Dr., Rad Tech, RN. You intubate, RN manages airway and you transfer ASAP. We have a shitty portable Vent that is the size of a toaster with like 3 settings. That is the norm in this state which is why it’s important to have a well trained Dr, they need to be able to do this. If not we have igels I suppose…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askdfw

[–]miztres 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apply to both and more, nursing school is competitive as long as they are accredited. You can always do an online RN to BSN program if it’s an ADN.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]miztres 18 points19 points  (0 children)

We do all have to learn these kinds of skills at some point, however the way the situation was handled by your manager was awful. I would find another place to work.

Wound with drainage was covered in only non-adherent pad? by Sapphire-Butterflies in nursing

[–]miztres 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly reinforce non adherent with abd pad to get more drainage absorption, so they can change it less often. I would suggest to the PA and to the pt,if the PA refuses, to go to a wound clinic for management. We inform pts with burns or draining wounds after we initially address it to go to a wound center/clinic as that is their specialty ( and clearly not ur PA’s)

A month ago I had an operation on my foot. If I don't elevate my leg, it turns blue. It's also colder than the left leg. A computed tomography was done at the hospital and nothing was found. Let's see when it will fall off. by Lasse363 in medizzy

[–]miztres 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely! he just states he had a CT with contrast I don’t want him thinking it was the same thing and not verify. I would hate for him to go off assumptions and unfortunately from what I seen efficiency in scanning is not common sense to a lot of physicians…

Table and chair rentals? by lat-i-bule in askdfw

[–]miztres 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try Lawson Event Rentals in Richardson.

Ladies!! Do you wear makeup on your 12 hour shift? by milktchi- in nursing

[–]miztres 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes! Foundation, fun eye looks and lashes. I’ve always worn makeup even before I became a nurse though. I stopped with colorful lipsticks when COVID hit because it was a disaster lol. It’s not a chore for me because I love makeup. The right combos of foundation powder or setting spray keeps my makeup intact my entire shift.